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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in a car accident last week in which he suffered several injuries, none of which are life-threatening, the team announced on Saturday.
Shanahan, 46, sustained a broken nose, three broken ribs and a broken hand. He also required over 40 stitches in his face and suffered a severe concussion, according to ESPN.
General manager John Lynch will meet with reporters on Saturday afternoon to discuss the developments.
In a statement, the 49ers announced that assistant head coach Chris Foerster would handle Shanahan’s head-coaching duties while Shanahan recovers, along with several coordinators on the staff.
The accident occurred on July 14, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Nick Wagoner report. Shanahan’s vehicle collided with an SUV near his home in northern California. He was taken by paramedics to a local hospital and spent most of the day there until he was released.
The other driver involved in the accident was not injured, according to Palo Alto police. Drugs and alcohol were not involved, both drivers were cooperative with law enforcement and no one was cited in the collision.
"Consistent with our standard release of information procedures in such cases, we do not release information regarding the cause of the collision, or which party may have been at fault," said Palo Alto lieutenant Nicholas Martinez, via ESPN.
Shanahan reportedly informed the 49ers assistant coaches of the accident on Tuesday. He has been recovering at home and is apparently recuperating well, but doctors will not clear him to participate in training camp activities until he is free of concussion symptoms.
Foerster, 64, is in his second stint with the 49ers, joining Shanahan’s staff in 2019 as a game-planning assistant before being promoted to offensive line coach. He added run coordinator duties in 2022 and three seasons later was moved up to assistant head coach.
This story will be updated with more information.
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Shanahan, 46, sustained a broken nose, three broken ribs and a broken hand. He also required over 40 stitches in his face and suffered a severe concussion, according to ESPN.
General manager John Lynch will meet with reporters on Saturday afternoon to discuss the developments.
In a statement, the 49ers announced that assistant head coach Chris Foerster would handle Shanahan’s head-coaching duties while Shanahan recovers, along with several coordinators on the staff.
The accident occurred on July 14, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Nick Wagoner report. Shanahan’s vehicle collided with an SUV near his home in northern California. He was taken by paramedics to a local hospital and spent most of the day there until he was released.
The other driver involved in the accident was not injured, according to Palo Alto police. Drugs and alcohol were not involved, both drivers were cooperative with law enforcement and no one was cited in the collision.
"Consistent with our standard release of information procedures in such cases, we do not release information regarding the cause of the collision, or which party may have been at fault," said Palo Alto lieutenant Nicholas Martinez, via ESPN.
Shanahan reportedly informed the 49ers assistant coaches of the accident on Tuesday. He has been recovering at home and is apparently recuperating well, but doctors will not clear him to participate in training camp activities until he is free of concussion symptoms.
Foerster, 64, is in his second stint with the 49ers, joining Shanahan’s staff in 2019 as a game-planning assistant before being promoted to offensive line coach. He added run coordinator duties in 2022 and three seasons later was moved up to assistant head coach.
This story will be updated with more information.
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